Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - All I Want for Christmas

I’m always in the mood to pick up a romcom or two around Christmastime. I pick carefully as I’m finicky in the genre. Given I enjoyed The Holiday Swap, I figured another Maggie Knox book would be a safe bet. Sadly, I wasn’t invested this time around.

Both hoping to make their break into the Nashville music world, Sadie and Max fake a relationship for the sake of their fans after they get paired up for a duet on the reality show Starmaker. It’s a rouse neither are sure they can keep up given their distaste for one another. But is it possible that there could be more there after all?

I retained very little about this book if I’m being brutally honest. I didn’t care about the characters or the plot. The vibes were good but I wasn’t feeling it. I do remember chuckling at a couple of the lines, but I couldn’t tell you what they were. Nothing was memorable for me aside from a strange time jump I should have been expecting but wasn’t and an obnoxious amount of miscommunication. There were some cozy bits, but not enough to make up for the rest. I normally love fake dating, or maybe I used to and my taste is changing, because this is the second time in recent months that this trope has let me down.

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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mammas21's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Characters became frustrating at times with the constant miscommunication and just straight up believing their own narratives but overall it’s an easy read and something lighthearted for before Christmas

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